The ICT PSP Work Programme 2009 has now been formally approved.  The third call for proposals will open from 29 January till 2 June 2009, and it will include financing (up to 5 M€) for pilot actions in the field of "ICT for energy efficiency in social housing", under Theme 4. An info day on ICT for energy efficiency will be held during the European Union Sustainable Energy Week on 12 February 2009 in Brussels.
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Focus and outcomes
Pilot actions under this Objective aim to demonstrate that advanced ICT components and systems (e.g. smart metering, smart lighting, power electronics for integration and management of locally generated renewable energy sources, etc.) can contribute directly to reducing both the peak-consumption and annual energy use by more than 15% under real conditions in European social housing.

Pilots might also integrate the use of embedded power production based on clean locally distributed and renewable energy resources. In such cases, the ICT systems applied should also demonstrate that they can be operated without causing local instabilities in the electricity distribution infrastructure, and that the overall annual CO2 emissions can be reduced by more than 20%.

Conditions and characteristics
The pilots should use off-the-shelf networking solutions to interconnect a cluster of social houses in which tools will be installed for data-collection, database storage and safe execution of novel management and control algorithms. This should involve a statistically significant number of users.
Other specific conditions and features should be, amongst others:
- public-private partnerships including industry players such as technology and service providers, housing corporations and users' organisations.
- strong involvement of users and/or their representatives
- involvement of public authorities
- evidence of the timely availability and self-financing of the energy infrastructures required for the successful implementation of the pilots.
- plans for larger-scale sustainable uptake beyond the pilot, dissemination and communication activities on the expected achieved results shall be provided.

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